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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
THE DAILY NEWS
FEDERAL POINT.

Correspondence of the Paiatka Mars.
FEDERAL POINT, FLA, May IS.
Our loafers have propounded con
undrum: If A. sells his horse to b. for
eighty dollars, and afterwards buys it
back for seventy dollars, and then sells
it again to C. for sixty-five dollars. What
has A. made or lost?
see THE NEWS is pleased to publish
crooked commission dealers in the
Northern cities. How would it be with
a croo1Ghat is located in Palatka2
If the ''true inwardness' of the late
municipal election in Jacksonville could
be made public, it would be interesting
to the Performers of all grades.
Last Friday, at 80 p. m, this little
community was deeply saddened by the
death of Mrs. Hamilton Riley. She had
been a long sufferer from cancerous
affection in her face, and had endured
most painful surgical operation in her
struggle for life, mention of which was
made in THE NEWS at the time, but all
to no purpose. She was an old-time res
ident of this section and was well known
in Palatka, and it may interest her many
friends to know that in her last painful
sickness she lacked nothing that could
conduce to her comfort. Her husband
and the neighbOrs deeply sympathized
with her and spared no labor or pains to
contribute to her care She will be
greatly missed here, as her Kindness of
heart had won her many friends. Her
funeral was largely attended Saturday,
and her remains deposited in the GEM
etery at this place.
The editorial in one of your last
weeks issues, calling upon DIR. C. a.
Cowgirl to come out and give the world
the true inwardness of the Hayes-Tilden
fraud, was rather amusing. DIR. Cowgirl
and myself have been and are confidential
friends, and in referring to that matter,
not long after the declared election of
Hayes. DIR. Cowgirl said: 1.-The returns
were badly mixed, and it As n difficult
matter to judge of, but l Invested myself
of all political or personal prejudices,
making the matter one between myself
accordingly" If you expect any fur
ther expose from such a man, the world
(Democratic) will probably be badly dis
appointed. 1t little becomes us to at
tempt to throw further odium upon
those old time men who worked with
herculean power to put Florida in the
way tc make her present advancement.
Our white school closed Friday. Prof.
j. s. Freeman, who has so ably con-
Quoted the school for the last term, is re-
gretfully allowed to depart for his sum-
mer vacation, and we shall hope to Sc
cure his services for the coming term.
(@
No attempt to ''throw further odium'
was made. But any facts in relation to
u matter of history so important, will al
ways be gladly received, and state
ment from DIR. Cowgirl would have great
weight among us where his character as
n citizen is so highly appreciated by all
who know him. The question was
drawn out by AN editorial in contem-
pOrary.-ED. PALATKA News.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
ORANGE GROVES.
In the FlOurishing Town of
FEDERAL POINT, FLA.

Which has the best soil and the he
transportation facilities of any part of
East Florida, l have the following de-
scribed property for sale, to which l in
vite individual inspection before pur-
chasing:
One improved place Of 81 acres, set
with $40 orange trees, in bearing. com
pyising $50 kaudarins, besides Japan
Persimmons, Peach and Plum Trees,
a finely finished Cottage Of 5 Rooms,
with Driven Well and Rain water Cis-
tern. Income this year $3.50. Price
s.. 500.
Also, one place OF 90 acres, with nice
Cottage and Young Orange Grove Of 800
trees just coming into bearing. Price
s. 600. Has driven well Of unfailing wa
ter.
Also one place acres, 81 acres cleared
and set out in Orange Trees, Price $l1OO.
One place of 10 acres, acres cleared
and set out in trees. nice cottage of three
rooms, fronts on three streets, all under
fence. Price &, 100.
Besides, one lot at Bridgeport. Fla, Of
60 acres, 6 Of which have been cleared,
with fine river front.
Also, unimproved land within the cor
porate limits of Federal Point, Fla, and
other lands in st. Johns County, which
Is unsurpassed in fertility OF soil
Call and see or address
J. F. TENNEY,
fe1-1v Federal Point, F1s.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
Good for all Florida.
Fernandina Mirror.

That excellent daily, THE PALATKA
NEWS, is urging the Importance of build
ing at the present time Its remarks are
SO apropos to Fernandina that we repro
duce them for the consideration of our
own people: Lumber is cheaper now
than it has been in a long time; labor is
plentiful and cheap, and anxious for
work. Those who contemplate making
improvements would do well to take
these facts into consideration, for under
exisiting circumstances they can get
their work done for a much less price
than it could possibly be done n little
later, when the rush of building and inn
proving will begin.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
CON NECTIONS.


At Palatka with jacksonville. Tampa and
Key West Railway, and ST. Augustine and Pa
lataka Railway, and fast river steamers from
~. Augustine. Green & owe Springs, Jackson
Vile and all points North, East and West.
Mail trains make close connection both ways
via. j. Il. n h. W. R'y-, at Jacksonville with
Atlantic Coast Line. Fast Mail.
At Gainesville with through Pullman sleep
ers over Savannah Florida and Western Ry.,
for New Orleans, Pensacola, Savannah, Alba
ny, Montgomery, Louisville -. Louis and all
points West.
At Ocala with Florida Railway and Nayiga-
ton Co., and =. :. -. a q. X. X.
At Aston with IT Johns river steamers for
Jac ksonyiie Sanford and way landings
At Leesburg with the st. Johns and Lake
EustIs division of the Florida Southern Rail
way, and boats ON Lake Harris, Eustis and
Griffin for all points ON Lakes.
At Tampa with Plant Steamships every Mon
day and Thursday for Key West and Havana.
At Lakeland with South Florida Railroad
for Tampa, kissimmee. Orlando and Sanford.
At Punta Gorda with steamer Alice Howard
and Walkatomica for Punta Rosa and Fort
Myers.
:. CONANT, j. A. LARNERD.
General Manager. Superintendent
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
PrOgnOsticati Ons Of a Cornwall Nose.

A drunkard's nose is never an object
of pride and joy, swollen, red. carbun-
cular and livid. If the possessor of such
a nose could conveniently examine his
internal anatomy he would find that his
brain, stomach, liver, lungs, heart and
kidneys are exact counterparts of his
nose. 1t might then seem hint to him
to quit drinking.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
Free Traders Holding Their Own.
Philadelphia Record.

A near-sighted advocate of Protection
wishes tn know if there he any State in
the Union in which the Free Traders are
holding their own. In order to see what
he signs for. he has but to use his ewes.
If his vision be strong enough. he will
only have to extend it to Massachusetts,,
and then to sweep his weather eye along
the horizon till it shall reach the region
of Minnesota.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
All Persons Take Notice

THAT JAMES BURT, OF PALATKA, FLA,
L has eedSed Ia De mn Igent for the sale of my
land in Palatka or elsewhere, or for collecting
rents or instruments due ON land contracts. or
for acting in any other capacity for me. And
thar hereafter l shall personally attend to the
business connected with my property in
Palatka- All persons having any writ
ten contracts signed 10y james Burt as agent
for me are requested tn present them tn me for
approval. Any rents or instruments on land,
contracts due me may he paid either To my
credit at the First National Bank of Palatka,
or To me at St Augustine, Fla
GEO. BURT.
April -, lSs.. ap26-4wd&w
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
Notice of Incorporation.

rINHE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVE NO.
L TItE, in pursuance of the statutes OF the
state of Florida, in such case made and pro-
vidcd, of the formation of corporation I'M
der the provisions of Chapter 1857. Laws of
Florida to construct, maintain and operate II
railroad, commencing at the city of Palatka,
in the county of Putnam, state of Florida
running in "A westerly or northwesterly dlrec-
ton through the counties of Putnam, Clay,
Alachra, Lafayette, Taylor, jefferson, Leon
and GaGiSsien, with branches into the counties
of Bradford. Sawanee, Columbia, Madison,
Levy and Wakulla: said company tn be known
the Paiatka and Northwestern Railway
Company.
III. L. HART. Palatka-
X. N MURRAY, Chicago.
J. &. VERrREES, Palatka.
w. j. WEBB, Palatka-
=. j. KENNERLY, Palatka.
SUMNER 4. CHANDLER, Palatka.
WILLIAM j. VINEGAR, Palatka.
=. u. HAMMOND, Palatka.
MARCUS LOEB, Palatka.
III. q. PAYNE, Palatka-
EDWARD LEWIS, Tallahassee
PAIATKA March Il. lsss. mhaB-3m
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WORKING CLASSESss.:%ss, pre- re

a1rnss ms all s sa nome w tse ATTENTION
whole of the time. or for their spare moments
Business new, light and rotitaDle. PersonsO
either easily earn from % cents 10 sD.U
per evening. and proportional sum by de-
voting all their time TO the business. BOYS ann
girls earn nearly much as men. That ali
who this may nd their address, and test
the business, we make this offer. To such as
are not well satisfied We will send one dollar
to pay for the trouble of writing. Pull par
ticulars and outfit free. Address EORoE
STINrOH & Co.. Portland. Maine. de7-6m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
SAVANNAH EXPREss.

Pullman Buffet Carand Mann Boudoir ihuret
Cars via Wayc Albany aud Macon. ana Wa
Waycross. Jesup and Macon. bet ween Jack.
sonville and Cincinnati; also through PasseD-
ger Coaches between Jacksonv lille and Chatta.
nooga-
Pullman Buffet Cars 10 and from Jackson
vile and Nashville via Thomasylle and Mont
goner
Pullman Buffet Cars between Jacksonville
and Washington.
WIN. T.. HARDEE,
General Passenger Agent.
X. @. FLEMIN ). supcIintendent.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
RAILROADS.
Savannah. Florida & Western
RAILWAY.
WAYCROSS SHORT LINE.

AZ tr~ins Of this road are run by Contra
standard time.
TIME CARD IN EFFECT DECEMBER
Passenger trains will l. ave and arrive daily
rs follows:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17

DATENTS SECURED ON REASONABLE
J. Terms. Work reliable; papers carefully
and legally drawn. Write for particulars. n.
l.. CoI.IAMER. Patent Attorner and Mechan-
ical Engineer, ST. Cloud Building, Washington.
DC de5-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
LEGAL.
Notice..

4 LII PERSONS INDEBTED To TIL F. LATE
~ firm of Richardson n Co, or A StrausZ,
successor, are hereby notified that such
Indebtedness must be paid Immediately To the
undersigned. j. y. BLACkW ELL
Receiver.
May II. Iss1. myl4-1t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
MEDICAL.

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Price SI.OO, or six bottles for $500.
A large treatise on Diseases of Women. pro-
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Address. WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
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by druggists.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17
ST.JOHNS RAILWAY
THE ANCIENT CITY ROUTE"
BANKERS.
AXE REGION.
MORRIsOr, sTAISITON n 90.
LEEkBUHo.
sumter County. Florida.
BANKERS.
CONTEMPORARIES

Amber, Marvin a. Ste ktoD, Jacksonville
Fla.
Bank ot Mar haitian Co New York City.
Melville. Evsns a. Co.. 70 Lombard street,
London, England.
A General Bar king Business conducted,
Accounts op, ned for dcpositors and Collec-
lions AIDE.
Money placed on mortsspe for investors.
REAL fsTATg DEPs hTMEhT.
Correspondents; StapyftOn A o., fruitland
Psrk. Gardenis T.. o.. Sumter Co. Fls., and y
Delshay street. Westminster. London. Eng-
and.
INvEsToRs AND SETTLERS
are invited 10 communicate personally or by
CORES pondence. uolO-6m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17

MOTIF Cuban Mail trims daily stop only at
stations Indicated, and run solid between Jack
sonNillr ana Tampa. Pullman Buffet Sleeping
oals are attached, No connection 90 Enter
prisp on SUNDAYS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17

ST. JOHNS AND LAKE EUsTIS DIVISION.
Leave - m. Astor. 900. Arrive 10 p m
Arrive "a m. Fort Mason Leave 8 ~ y m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17

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Gen1. Pass. Agt. Dietary Line.
W. NJ. DAVIDSON,
Gen'I. Traff Agt, Peoples Line.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17

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A c LINE EXPRESS
EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS.

Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars. 90 and from
Jacksonville and New York, also Jacksonville
to Cincinnati via Jesup.
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ga For further information, through con
nections. etc, see folders, newspapers ana large
time cards ut stations. NJ. n. MORAN,
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-13
The Giants Causeway.

The Giants CausewaY is series of col.
umnar basaltic rocks in County Antrim,
on the northeast coast of Ireland. For
eight miles along the coast the land abuts
on the sea in cliffs of basalt, many of
them made up of rude vertical columns,
and the appearance of these columns
from the sea suggests partial resem-
blance to architectural forms. The name
Giants Causeway is often applied to all
this coast range of cliffs, but it properly
belongs to only small part of it, which
is platform of basalt in closely arranged
columns-from fifteen to thirty-siX feet
high-which extends from steep cliff
down into the sea till it is lost below low
water mark. 1t is divided across its
breadth into three portions, the Little,
Middle and Grand Causeway, these being
separated from each other by dikes of
basalt. The columns are generally hex
agonal prisms, but they are also found of
FIVE, seven, eight and nine sides, in almost
every instance being fitted together with
the utmost precision, and it is said that
even water cannot penetrate between ad-
Joining columns. The name causeway is
given to the platform, as its columns ter
inmate at so nearly uniform height
that it presents an almost smooth area
extending to the water, seeming to the
primitive Imagination a road that had
been prepared for the convenience Of
giants.-Inter- Ocean.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-13
The Thinning of Fruits.

Perhaps no other horticultural opera
tion has been so much written about, or
has been so eloquently advocated at the
meetings, as that of thinning of fruits,
by which we mean the removal of a
portion of the crop that sets, that the
portion of the crop that remains by hav-
ing double rations plant food, may be
larger and better; yet in spite of all this
expenditure of ink and eloquence, how
little is there to show for it2 Who thins
fruit upon any large scale? 1t can be
shown by figures, that the one way to make
fruit-growing pay is to sell good fruit at
large prices, and that the one way to have
good fruit, is to throw away one-half or
two-thirds of it while it is still young.
This may be done before the flowers have
bloomcd, by the operation of disbudding.
This rarely removes enough, and as soon
as the fruit has set Il large share is re-
moved. If it appears that too much still
remains, the number may be reduced
when it is half grown, and still more, if
need be, just as ripening is about begin
ming. So with grapes, certain number
of clusters of whichis apportioned to the
age and strength of the vine. Of course
precision like this is not looked for in
market culture, but an approximation to
it may be attempted, but let nothing be
carried beyond the point of profit. If a
fruit grower be dcsirous of testing the
matter, let him select two trees of the
same kind, peach, pear, apple, and also
two grape vines of each kind he proposes
to grow, at the same aye. etc. Allow
one of each kind to go in the usual way,
and with the other, thin out from one
half to two-thirds Of the fruit from the
tree soon after it has set fairly. If when
half-grown, itappears that more thinning
will be profitable, do it, keeping an
accurate account of the cost of doing it.
With vines, left to themselves, each shoot
usually bears three clusters. sometimes
more, they leaving two clusters and
also one, on each shoot, and also in
pinching the cane back to three, two or
one leaf beyond the bunch or punches.
1t is expected that the increased value Of
the fruit, the price at which it is sold,
will leave handsome proit.--American
1griculturist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-13
A Short History Of Natural Gas.

The earliest use of natural gas on rec
ord is in China, where for centuries It
has been conveyed through hollow bam-
boos from assures in salt mines to the
surface for burning purposes. Near the
Caspian Sea, in Asia, there are also places
where natural gas is seen to exude from
the earth, and similar phenomenon is TO
be seen in the Szalatua salt mine in Hum
gary. Natural gas was first discovered
in this country in the neighborhood OF
Fredonia, Chautauqua county, N. u,
early in the century. Here it was first
put to use by some enterprising citizensin
the year 1921. A small we'll was
bored in the village to the depth OF
twenty-seven feet, and the gas was
conducted through pipes to the
houses, where it was used for illumin-
ating purposes alone. 1t is said that IN
1924, on the occasion of Lafayette's visit,
the village was illuminated with natural
gas. This well, which was drilled in
1850 to the depth of only seventy feet, con-
tinued to supply the village with lllum-
mating gas until the year 1858. 1t is g
noteworthy fact that although this in.
teresting discovery was widely known it
did not lead to any further experiments,
either in the neighborhood or in other.
places, till fully twenty years after 1891.
In the early part Of the present century
it was found that the wells which were
bored for salt in the Kanawha Valley
yielded large quantities of gas. In 1S41
this gas was first used as fuel for boiling
the brines obtained from the wells
Nearly all the wells drilled for the pur-
pose. of obtaining petroleum afforded
natural gas in abundance; it was, in fact,
O considerable inconvenience to those en-
gagged in sinking the wells, and often
source of serious danger. In 1865 well
which was sunk for petroleum at West
Bloomfield, N. Y, struck how
of natural gas. An effort was made
to utilize this, and it was carried
in a wooden main to the city OF
Rochester, a distance of twenty-four
miles, in 1870, for the purpose OF illum-
mating the city, but the experiment
was failure. So, though it was obvious :
that this gaseous product constituted an
inexhaustible supply Of excellent fuel, no
attempt was made to put it to use in man
ufacture until during the past decade.
In 1873, we'll in Armstrong County,
Pennsylvania, was so arranged that the
gas could be separated from the water
with which it was discharged, and con-
veyed through pipes to several mills In
that vicinity, where it was used in the
manufacture of bar iron. From that time
to the present day the use. of natural
gas has increased very rapidly. It is
estimated that the gas used in 1885 for
heating and illuminating purposes was
equivalent to 3,1S1, 900 tons of coal,
having a value Of 81, s57, 900. The con.
sumption of gas during the last calendar
year very much exceeded this quantity;
the total value estimated on the basis OF
the coal which it has displaced, proba-
bly amounted to more than So, 900, 600.
Inter. Ocean. ..= l.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-13
An Edible Lizard.

The tail of the iguana in state OF
nature is long, slender and brittle. 1t
snaps off like candy sticks at rude
touch. The iguana is an edible reptile,
and among the Indians and negroes OF
tropical countries it is a deadly insult
to offer a guest baked iguana with its
tail broken off. 1t lives on grasses, herbs
and insects, and its flesh is white and
solid, with the flavor of turkeys breast.
As stew it is fine eating. You see them
alive in all the markets of tropical Amer.
lea, with their jaws tied up or sewn up,
for they have teeth that make an ugly
bite.
The iguana is believed to have origi-
mated the fable of the chameleon, that
feeds on air and changes color. l have
seen them among the grasses of the open
country, green as the grass itself, and IN
the woods of the color of the tree trunks.
The change appears to have come from
the difference of feeding, though the sun.
light may have some effect In bringing
out the color, and is useful inaiding thelr
concealment from the hunter. They are
susceptible of quite an amount OF pet
ting. l shot one in Costa Rica, wound.
ing it only enough to bring it down, and
carried it to the abandoned cabin where
the expedition was attached to was en-
camped. 1t did not die, so kept it
tied up outside the house and gave it
fruit and buds to eat. After few days
it gnawed the withe that confined it
through and escaped, but it remained
aropnd the cabin during the three months
we held camp there and allowed me to
approach It. Our party went into the
mountains and was absent for seven
months. Returning, we slung our ham
mocks in the old house while the boats
were getting ready to take us up the
coast, and next morning the iguana was
summing himself on the same old log out.
side. He was shyer than before, but
soon tanned again and seemed to know
me quite as we'll as before.-Ne~ York
Times